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Charlie Chaplin (pictured in 1921 as the Tramp) thought the moustache gave him a comical appearance. The toothbrush moustache is a style of moustache in which the sides are vertical (or nearly so), often approximating the width of the nose and visually resembling the bristles on a toothbrush.
Chaplin v. Amador, a lawsuit brought by actor Charlie Chaplin against an imitator named "Charlie Aplin," set an important legal precedent that a performer's persona and style, in this case Chaplin's "particular kind or type of mustache, old and threadbare hat, clothes and shoes, a decrepit derby, ill-fitting vest, tight-fitting coat, and trousers and shoes much too large for him, and with this ...
Many iconic moustaches in popular media have been prosthetic: Charlie Chaplin, [13] Groucho Marx, [14] and David Suchet (as Hercule Poirot) [15] all wore fake moustaches. Marx's moustache, in particular, has gained prominence as the namesake of groucho glasses, novelty glasses with a fake moustache attached. [16]
In "The Tramp," Charlie Chaplin's iconic character, who sports a weird walk, cane, mustache, and bowler hat, was featured in dozens of shorts and feature-length films during the silent film era ...
Harper's Weekly reported that the name of Charlie Chaplin was "a part of the common language of almost every country", and that the Tramp image was "universally familiar". [118] In 1917, professional Chaplin imitators were so widespread that he took legal action, [ 119 ] and it was reported that nine out of ten men who attended costume parties ...
Name Image Description Refs. Chevron moustache A moustache that covers the area between the vermilion border and nose, and extends to the edges of upper lips, but no further. [1] Dali moustache Narrow moustache that points upwards. Named after Salvador Dalí. [2] English moustache A wide moustache that gets narrow on the sides, but is mostly ...
Charlie Chaplin (singer), stage name for Jamaican dancehall and ragga singer Richard Patrick Bennett Charles C. G. Chaplin (1906–1991), American ichthyologist and author Raj Kapoor (1924–1988), Indian actor and filmmaker, known as the "Charlie Chaplin of India" for his portrayal of Chaplinesque tramp like characters
Charlie Chaplin, Jr., or Cass Chaplin, was the oldest son of iconic Hollywood actor Charlie Chaplin. He was born to Lita Grey and Charlie Chaplin on May 5, 1925, in Beverly Hills, California ...